The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-02-10
COUNTRY LIFE AND WORK
ODD RHYMES.

ODD RHYMES,
In collection OF odd rhymes and curious stories
there occurs the following singular specimen Of
double ente ndre verse. II may be read in three
different ways. First let the whole be read in
the order In which 1t IL written. Second, read
the lines downward on the left OF the comma in
the middle Of each line. Third, read the lines
downward on the right OF each comma. by the
fret reading 1t will be observed that the Revolu-
tionary cause II condemned, and by the others
1t IL encouraged and landed.
lark bark. the trumpet sounds, the din of wars
alarms.
Ger seas and rolid grounds, doth call us all to
arms.
Who for King George doth stand, their honors
shall shine.
Their ruin IL ut hand, who with the congress
Join
The acts Of Parliament, In them much delight.
] hate their cursed intent. who for the Congress
fight.
The Tories Of the day. they are my daily toast,
I hey coon will sneak aray. who Independence
boast:
Who non-rcsi-,anee hold, they have my hand
and heart,
May they for slaves be sold, v ho act q Whgg-h
On Mansfield North and Butte, may daily b,ess-
ing- pour,
Confusion and dispute. oil Congress cverinore;
To North and British lerd, may Motors stiil be
dore.
with s::block and cord, to General Wasingnton.
HOW TO HAVE A HOT BED.
After the protracied, tedious winter, then
| Comes a longing for the first vegetables Of the
| rprng-time and earl, summer, aud through the
/ indispensable. hot bed comes the opportunity
i 80 f,fi a.J. ~ NJ fAtt nd
flowers. ana the following suggestions are
reasonable. Save the horse manure, long ana
short together bnt not too s'raMy, placing y
| where II will not freeze. The time 10 make
the farm bottled il abont that season when the
iifs. BIRDS Of passage make their appearance. Or
| jn-t previous 10 ths tine. Place the manure IN
il compact pile and lei it heat up. II the heat
be strong. on come sil day turn il, mixing the
| manure well together. long and short. Ii the
| heat be not very strong. place II immediately.
III the lit upon which I'll. hothca II to be formed
| This pit need not be more fnan a foot deep Tor q
bed At this season Of the Year. and fourteen inch
/ - in depth IL sufficient manure. The bed need
/ not be more than three rasne- In width, and the
| saShe. should b. sis feet long and wide enough
/ to accommodate four lines Of glass; and without
| cros s-burs To the sash. The glass simply being
| iappsd one light under another to shei water
| welf To get ont hard Jumps, and mix long ard
| short equally together. Pat down the manure
| from time to time with the back Of the fork 10
| find the soft places. and when nezrly finished
the whole may be lightly and regularly tramped.
Then finish With the fine manure, put on the
| frame and then the glass.
The frame is made by saving inch boards Of q
| proper SIZE to fit the glass, putting in corner
| pieces Of swoh, -four scan.ing to nail 10. The
| frame may be sixteen inches high 1t the back
IL, Ill
| which to slide the sash, and the whole is COM
| plete. Cover the glass with mats OF hay, and
let il be until next day.
Irepare fine, compost earth sufficient to cover
the rpace inside the bid six inches thick.
SIN 10Th all down nicely. raaing out al the trash
| an Jumps. hen the heat inside i. AZ I'D or
| 20 or when the earth feels just warm 10 the
AID, cow the seeds Of whatever psaIt You
| want in hills three inches apart. and in propor-
tion yon may require, ray. OF cabbage. cauli-
flower. lettuce. tomato. pepper. eggplant. celery,
okra. etc. The space left may be sown with
radieh and lettuce TO grow where they stand IN
Ill lit TO eat. DO not make u bed Of less than
two cash; three lie better. since the temperature
il more easily controlled. Water when dry aud
from fine watering-pot.
Give air in all sunsy weather and during eve ~
day when il il not too cold or windy. This II
done by fitting the cash against the direction OF
| the wind, or the air cannot blow directly upon
the piants. In fact, 1t il better to have the
whole 20 fenced in or il such \ situation that
direct wind cannot reach the plants. Always
close the cash early enough at night 90 the aun
can aesst in warming up the bed for the night,
AMI before dark, and especially in cold nights
cover ali with slough hay mats.
When the plants fairly in the rough leai
they may be pricked out into cold frame, thret
inchesoapart each way. A Geld frame IL made
precisely is hot-bsd, only no heating; ma
nurc II used.
in plant, ng do not forget The flowers Sow
plenty Of them in the h1i-bed and transplant
into the cold frame. Thus you may have veget
, | Abies aud also bloom Two VI three weeks before
your more indolcnt neghhors Ion may ever
pay the whole expenseo Of raising the plants b,
selling them.
/ PHILOSOPHY FOR STOCK GROWERS.
, The ordinary farmer who raises more than on,
breed Of horses, cattle, sheep, or swine mos
surely loses money. Yet how msny contcn
with the the may have originally selected
,, but are seeking after other strains! Once yo'
. have begun to breed up. stick to that breed
Or II found unsuitable il any way, make TN
crosse considered most eligible, ard then 60 OF
breeding directly il tia, / ne. The longer yol
br. ed and III, b. tier you feed, having due carr
that tue food Of sso"ig animals IL rich IN flesh
forming .!s.a.~nt~ rather than in fat the bette
I will he y.Ir SOCK. II will pay you largely dur
, | ing your svn T. and you will have yaluab,
properly 10 ieas. 1eh.ad you.
] Another mistake not seldom made IL the ide
that tie rire mast be annually changed. Moth.
, ing could be wider OF the mark. The loHge
you breed good sire to the sam. females III,
better Will be the progeny. When yon lind
sire that .'nicks WE'LL Ms II is termed-that IL
1 reproduces the qualities dcsired-such sire an,
such female are priceless. DO not try to bette
the progeny by change. A serious hercry ii
hraad lima .f2rf n ~ Ia AT he
: danger in iI-breeding. IL too long persisted Il
: it will undoubtedly weaken the constitution, bn
up to this point it IL constantly refining tn
progeny. Especially in the breeding of grade
i is this axiom correct. The sire may be bred Z
: h.is progeny, generally with good effect, to III
second generation. often to 1.-THE third, an,
q sometimes to the fourth, and with lroft.
What ir the result!
= You have half the sires blood in the first gen
Grafton, three-quarters in the second, seven
Fights in the third. and ffteen-sixteenths in tn
fourth generation. The good qualities OF tn
sreate thus thrown in heap, 20 10 speak
There il no better way possible TO fix strain o
blood. Thereafter the regular rule may be fol
lowed -elose breeding twice wilma change in lin
= once: or, in other words twice in and once on,
4 Another point not generally understood i
breeding il that when = rire II bred continuous
~ to one dam year after year the more clorel
!. will The progeny excessively resemble the sire
J. The dam, In fact. becomes imeued with III
Dt0oa OI Inc sire through the progeny Dy Intel
circulation. Some Psychologists IL true, den
this, but facts point strongly 10 the fact cf ii
tefcircnlation to leave little doubt Of its truth
Ill In all breeding, however, wise discfetio
= must be used. The breeder mnst make hin
r self acquainted with the capabilities Of tn
Is breed used. lie must by study. observation an
= reflection Come to knew the difference be wee
- the inferior and the superior. The We'll consttu
/ ed from the poorly constituted. Ne stock shout
> be allowed to breed that have not strong cor
stitntional ability. TLcy mus, be good feeder
J. and good asrim'latorr. The digestion must b
Y perfect, the frame muscular rather than ia
Ii and early maturity must count many points
u the selection OF all animals that areto come
the butchers block.
l. COOPERATION IN BREEDING.
Farmers have You ever considered CAREFUL
y the great advantage Of partnership In the owl
" ing Of fine brecd, & snimais. Now don't all
i you say that you want meme Of this theorizir
lc about partnerships and companies to carry Q
u farming and stock raising -and that it is entire
). too much bother. There IL eide to this bic
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